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hands collapse: (with `in') guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child; "my fate is in your hands"; "too much power in the president's hands"; "your guests are now in my custody"; "the mother was awarded custody of the children"

bailiff collapse: an officer of the court who is employed to execute writs and processes and make arrests etc.

policeman collapse: a member of a police force; "it was an accident, officer"

masthead collapse: the head or top of a mast; the title of a newspaper or magazine; usually printed on the front page and on the editorial page; a listing printed in all issues of a newspaper or magazine (usually on the editorial page) that gives the name of the publication and the names of the editorial staff, etc.

roundsman collapse: a workman employed to make rounds (to deliver goods or make inspections or so on)

letterhead collapse: a sheet of stationery with name and address of the organization printed at the top

price tag collapse: a tag showing the price of the article it is attached to

sergeant collapse: any of several noncommissioned officer ranks in the army or air force or marines ranking above a corporal

superintendent collapse: a caretaker for an apartment house; represents the owner as janitor and rent collector

beadle collapse: a minor parish official who serves as an usher and preserves order at services; United States biologist who discovered how hereditary characteristics are transmitted by genes (1903-1989)

reign collapse: royal authority; the dominion of a monarch; the period during which a monarch is sovereign; "during the reign of Henry VIII"; a period during which something or somebody is dominant or powerful; "he was helpless under the reign of his egotism"; have sovereign power; "Henry VIII reigned for a long time"

federal collapse: any federal law-enforcement officer; a member of the Union Army during the American Civil War; national; especially in reference to the government of the United States as distinct from that of its member units; "the Federal Bureau of Investigation"; "federal courts"; "the federal highway program"; "federal property"; characterized by or constituting a form of government in which power is divided between one central and several regional authorities; "a federal system like that of the United States"; "federal governments often evolved out of confederations"; of or relating to the central government of a federation; "a federal district is one set aside as the seat of the national government"

dispensation collapse: the act of dispensing (giving out in portions); an exemption from some rule or obligation; a share that has been dispensed or distributed

Federal collapse: any federal law-enforcement officer; a member of the Union Army during the American Civil War; national; especially in reference to the government of the United States as distinct from that of its member units; "the Federal Bureau of Investigation"; "federal courts"; "the federal highway program"; "federal property"; characterized by or constituting a form of government in which power is divided between one central and several regional authorities; "a federal system like that of the United States"; "federal governments often evolved out of confederations"; of or relating to the central government of a federation; "a federal district is one set aside as the seat of the national government"

reeve collapse: female ruff; fasten by passing through a hole or around something; pass through a hole or opening; "reeve a rope"; pass a rope through; "reeve an opening"

trademark collapse: a formally registered symbol identifying the manufacturer or distributor of a product

oversight collapse: a mistake resulting from inattention; an unintentional omission resulting from failure to notice something

running head collapse: a heading printed at the top of every page (or every other page) of a book

sovereignty collapse: the authority of a state to govern another state; government free from external control

cachet collapse: a seal on a letter; a warrant formerly issued by a French king who could warrant imprisonment or death in a signed letter under his seal; an indication of approved or superior status

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